Gujarat Police files 2700 page chargesheet against Hardik Patel

Ahmedabad: A voluminous chargesheet containing 2,700 page has been filed on Monday by the Gujarat Police Crime Branch against Patel reservation agitation spearhead Hardik Patel and three of his supporters.

The chargesheet contains 42 phone call records between Hardik and his supporters, statements of 503 witnesses and reports of the Forensic Science Laboratory certifying the veracity of the calls.

A 370-page chargesheet was earlier filed in a sedition case against the Patidar Anamat Andalan Samiti convener.

Besides the PAAS convenor, Chirag Patel, Dinesh Patel and Ketan Patel were charged with attempting to wage war against India and sedition under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

His two associates Alpesh Kathiria and Amrish Patel have been declared absconders in the case.

Hardik and 14 other PAAS leaders have been in custody since October 18 last year on various charges.

The state government has announced its intention to withdraw several cases against many Patel agitators and facilitate bail for them, but is yet to spell out its position on the cases against Hardik, especially the sedition cases.

On Sunday, Hardik had expressed willingness for a patch-up with the state government, which replied that it was agreeable if it receives an “official communication” from the Patel leader.

Meanwhile, another quota leader and convenor of the Sardar Patel Group, Laljibhai Patel, on Monday said the Patel community would continue with the agitation.

He threatened that the Patels would boycott all government functions till their demands are met.

“Our demands include that of the Gujarat government clarifying its stand on reservation to Patels, taking back all cases against the Patel agitators, releasing all of them and initiating stern action against errant officials who have tried to crush our agitation,” Laljibhai Patel told reporters.

He said the state government’s position on the issue was misleading.

“On one hand, they are talking of withdrawing cases against the Patel agitators and on the other, they continue to file lengthy chargesheets against our brothers,” he added.

He reiterated that they shall continue with their “non-violent” but “aggressive” agitation.

“More than 25 million Patels across the world will join our movement and if the state government does not listen to our demands, they will have to pay for it in the 2017 assembly elections,” he said. (IANS)(Photo: Huffingpost.in)

NEW DELHI: Indian being a land of diverse culture and heritage does have a very complex society. People from all around the globe visited India and shared their traditional values. Thus, India did inherit a lot of ethnic varieties in the span of its thousands of years.

These all things make India a strong hold for people of diverse belief, languages, and colour. And at the same time also makes India a happening and vibrant place to live. But at the same time, it also makes us vulnerable to many kinds of social issues and problems. Due to the blind and adamant beliefs of people on their religion and caste, contradictory ideas are meant to creep into the society.

Since decades, we people are countering issues like poverty, illiteracy, child marriage, caste system, gender inequality and endless to count further. But with the changing scenario and thought process of our society, many more new problems have made their way into our lives. Such things are the real evil for our advancement and growth.
Let’s take a view on some of such issues, that we need to take up seriously before it becomes too late to act upon.

Triple Talaq
The whole Muslim community has been following the very notion of Triple Talaq since long and the Muslim women were the one to face the heat of such a ritual.

The three different types of Talaq in the Muslim society are Talaq –e-Ahsan , Talaq-e- Hasan and Talaq –e- Biddat. From all of these three talaqs, the Talaq –e- Biddat was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme court on 22nd August 2017. In Talaq –e- Biddat, if the husband says Talaq three types in one go, then the Talaq becomes irrevocable.

After this verdict, for the very first time, Muslim women came in full force to stand against this discrimination against them. Even Triple Talaq has banned n 22 Muslim countries all over the world.

Indian sex ratio is drastically declined due to girl infanticide. Wikimedia Commons

Girl Infanticide
The urge of having a boy in India has taken a very spine-chilling consequence on the female population of our country. Haryana tops the chart of such a shameful practice, which is being exercised over the decades in our so-called democratic nation. Due to it, other social issues like sex determination have made their way into our society.

To counter such an adversary, the government launched a scheme called, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ and made stringent laws to tackle crimes like these. The result of girl infanticide can be well gauged by taking a note of the figures of sex ratio of India.

Infant mortality rate
India’s run just behind China in terms of the population also makes us more open to the risks of childbirth. Most of such death takes place due to negligence or insufficient mean to cater the needs of a newborn. Also, the lack of proper vaccination goes equally into the list of things directly responsible for high infant mortality rate in India.

To quote the very recent example of Max Hospital in Delhi, where a newborn child was declared dead without proper checks by the hospital authorities. But later the child was found to be alive, only to last another week due to infection and lack of timely attention.

Such cases bring our attention to the laid-back approach of few people of our society and thus calls for strict action against social issues like this.

Juvenile Crimes
Another gruesome social issue to be nipped in its bud is Juvenile Crime. In the last half decade, this issue has wreaked havoc in the Indian society. The crimes committed by minors have increased many folds due to many reasons like illiteracy, poverty and their peer’s ignorant attitude. Another crucial reason that can be taken into account is the migration of people from urban areas to rural places. Due to this, it has become really hard for even state administration to keep a check on each and every one.

The biggest example of Juvenile crimes in recent times can be related to Nirbhaya incident, where among all the culprits, one was a Juvenile. It was after this incident only; laws were amended to punish such convicts.

Violence against women
India is a male dominant society has always shunned women of their rights and privileges. Women were barred from all the opportunities and were confined to the four walls of the house. Even today, the birth of a girl is not celebrated in many places of India. They have become a regular subject of physical and mental torture.

Their personal freedom is into shamble till date. They are thoroughly scrutinized about their movement and clothes. Some of the social issues that are been constantly inflicted upon them are dowry harassment, domestic violence, female infanticide, sexual harassment etc.

Dowry system
The term dowry goes back to the times when it was known by the name of ‘Kanyadan’. Kanyadan was a practice followed by the bride’s family, where there used to be a gift, ornaments, money, and property was given to the groom’s family. It was done in order to please the groom so that he could take proper care of her better half.

But with the traction of time, Kanyadan has remodeled into dowry. The modern-day dowry is seen as a sin our society due to the brutal consequences of it in our society. Nowadays, it has been become a practice to extort money by hiding behind the curtains of social stigma. In India, almost 10 thousand women lose their life due to this unfortunate repercussion of dowry system.

Social issues like reservation has handicapped the flow of development in India

Reservation
A democratic country which boasts about equal rights privileges doesn’t qualify for it. The concept of reservation is a bane rather than a boon for a society like India. Reservation is a kind of roadblock for equal opportunities which are mentioned in the constitution of India.

This system was brought into place in order to uproot the menace of the caste system in India. As some sections of the society were being ill-treated by others. So, to balance the things out, the concept of the reservation was introduced. But today, it has become a hindrance to achieving a uniform growth in all spheres of work.